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The new Raw Thrills' Website
After a long hiatus without any updates, arcade game maker Raw Thrills’ has given their website a much needed makeover. It includes a redesign of the overall art direction of the site, a search
Read More »Taito’s limited edition Space Invaders accessory
(Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the tip & press release) UPDATE (Feb 2017): No longer available Taito’s efforts to build their brand continues with their iconic Space Invaders characters and now they are releasing
Read More »See pinball wizards prove their skills at the upcoming World Pinball Championship
Via The pinball festivals and competitions just keep on coming and this month it’s International Flipper Pinball Association’s turn to host a world-class tournament. They do so every year, with last year’s event taking
Read More »World's Fastest Drummer Arcade as seen at Game Galaxy Arcade
A short time ago we covered a new independent arcade title that was going to be testing at the Game Galaxy Arcade in Nashville, TN and now we have a video of the game
Read More »A few more games out of China (which may or may not be at GTI Expo 2010)
With the Game Time International 2010 event underway in Taiwan right now, we were hoping to have a better idea of what is at the show. But details are sketchy so I took some
Read More »Initial sales numbers for Terminator Salvation arcade
Guitar Hero Arcade sold 2000 units in 90 days. Big Buck Hunter Open Season sold 3000 units in 90 days. Silver Strike Live sold over 3000 before it was released due to pre-orders. (Before
Read More »Dave and Busters Ownership Changes hands in $570 million deal; new D&B opens in Roseville, CA
Via One of the more recognized business chains to feature coin-op games is changing hands, as the Oak Hill Capital Partners has announced that they will buy the company for $570 millionUSD. From the
Read More »GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 kicks off UPDATED
Another amusement show is upon us and this time it’s the annual GTI Asia Taipei Expo, currently being Taipei, Taiwan. Almost 100 exhibitors are there to show off their products and over the next
Read More »Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE
I am fortunate to own an Atari Warlords cocktail machine. It was long a “holy grail” of mine as I always enjoyed playing Warlords on the Atari 2600 as a kid and with the
Read More »Gameworks liquidates remaining locations
Yesterday morning I saw a Reuters article that said that Sega Gameworks was closing all of it’s locations and not just the seven we had previously reported about. Thanks to Kevin Williams who contacted
Read More »"Enuain Perfect World" joins the chorus of 2D fighters
While 2D games aren’t impossible to find anymore, they certainly aren’t as common as they used to be. It seems like one genre that happily embraces the old art of using hand-drawn characters is
Read More »Konami unveils new Bemani title Reflec Beat
When checking the AM-Net Blog this morning, they had an announcement regarding a new Konami title that we had not heard about previously called Reflec Beat. I thought that it might be another update
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